Off-day equals SHOPPING DAY.

Off-day today!!!
DANG. tiffany just told me that i'm on FULL SHIFT tmr!
what the hell. there goes my shopping therapy. all futile.
dont mistaken me, work is fun and all...
we're having this Bossini Party 7th & 8th Feb! at Aranda Country Club (:
those interested will get to work morning shift and then when the afternoon shift pple reports for work at 145, the M ppl can then leave & all go to the party!! i think i'm gg on the 8th.
(however that also implys that staffs of the same outlet cannot all go on the same day tgt! boohoohoos)
BUT THEN,
it's also DARN TIRING la.
you know how tiring 8 hours of school can be. and working 8 hours straight is also darn tiring, especially when you have to face a bunch of picky, indecisive & fussy aunties. (why didn't Forever21 hire me?!?! boos.)

"this one the material will expand after washing?"

"this one the material will shrink after washing?"

"this one got some threads coming out, can gimme a new piece?"

"this one got lipstick/foundation mark (in fact, it's HER OWN lipstick/foundation) can get me another one?"

"you got round/V neck clothes? i only wear round/V neck clothes..."

"this one colour/design/pattern/cutting/material not nice/not comfortable/i dont like"

AHHHH.
aunties can drive you crazy at times. most of the time.

anyway, it's also fun cuz i get to learn alot of things...
#1 punctuality! (which is something that is slowly dissipating from almost ALL mankind nowadays...)
#2 responsibility (which of course, i have! =P )
#3 customer service (sometimes, you shld really take note what i do behind customers' backs... ALL SORTS OF FUNNY FACES whenever i feel discontent/unjust or whatsoever towards a customer.. wahaha. but it's still my duty to serve them
and actually many many more things that are probably less general... can actually show my little learning book that i kp.. recording down all the things that i learn because as my bros said, this is a learning journey for me! (:

awww. that reminds me. Big Bro actually went Parkway to give me a surprise today! (as in a surprise visit) but it's my OFF DAY! BOO! lousy timing.

anyway.. today equals shopping day!
I NEED MY PAY ASAP! -sobs-

all the pretty clothes i wanna buy... :((((
especially middle row middle pic the white overalls from giordano...
and the one beside it.. the dress from dorothy perkins...
and the last row middle pic.. the top from Miss Selfridge.
shopping makes me happy yet miserable but least i have targets to strive for.
(somehow i think i'll get my pay on V-day... cuz i started 12th Jan... i wont get my pay on 12th Feb, will i?)
boohoos!

and today's Serene & Shu Ying's LAST DAY! (i'll miss this two girlies!)
and tiffany told me that from this week onwards full-timers have to work TWO FULL SHIFTS instead of ONE as we're short-handed. RAH.
and from 8th-16th Feb we're extending business hours! (30 mins!)
i'm gonna slog the hell out of my guts.
wish my calves and soles good luck! bah.

on a totally different note,
i think my brain is malfunctioning.
yesterday, TWICE, customer said to me "I'll come back another day/tomorrow", i replied "Welcome!" and den after they left i smack my head and mutters under my breath "stupid" and nearly dies of utter disbelief why i would give such replies.
Bernard was laughing his head off! (what kind of mentor!)
oh yeah. speaking of Bernard... i'm gonna start hell training tmr too (according to Bernard)
after the training, he said i'm supposed to know how to do alteration & cashier. (!!!)

did i ever mentioned it was my DREAM to be cashier when i was five? i aspired to be one! (cuz pressing all the buttons seemed so fun!) & my dad NEARLY bought me a REAL POS machine from the garang-gunis but was faced with VIOLENT OBJECTION from my mum. wahaha.

haven't blogged for days!
that's because i had the worst shifts ever for the past few days...M= morning shift (open shop till 530/6 wkends/wkdays)
A=afternoon shift (1345 till close shop)
F=fullshift ( wkends = 930 till close shop wkdays=1000 till close shop)
12/8 = 12pm - 8pm
etc..

see? Thurs A, den reach home late late early next mornin, Fri M and den Sat F!!! so tired already den Sun M!!! totally couldn't get up yesterday for my monday M.
but i'd rather have M than A cuz open shop nothing much to do besides folding and making the shop look neat. but for closing, we'll have to clean the mirrors, vacuum the floor, mop the floor, clean the shelvings and do all the accounts. (of course for me, i do the hard work along with another person on duty, den the other two, usually the in charges of the day and another person do the accounts. =( )
damn tiring. we normally go home an hour late from the designated closing time. whereas for morning shifts you only go half an hour earlier from the designated opening time, and it's less tiring.

blah.
past few days encountered alot of special incidents that left an impression in my mind..
like the china customers who wanted to buy 50pcs of our $9 crew neck tees. and they insisted that we lower our price to $8.50 each or else must give them 2 free pcs. we were like, HUH? cannot larh. you think here market is it?? somemore Bossini's a big company, you think this is some small little shop where the boss calls shots, so if he say discount den discount meh? everything must be accounted for lor! so in the end Shu Ying & I cannot handle den we let Bernard handle. haha.

den there were another 2 customers, husband and wife, who wrote me a compliment in the Bossini form. -grins- i think it was Sunday morning. and just before that, saturday or friday, Bernard just briefed me that upon receiving 3 compliments from the customers, the staff can register for the Excellent Service Award. muahahaha.


anyway, yesterday is a day i'll never forget.
there were only 3 of us: YK (real name Wai Kheh) Tiffany & I as compared to normal days' 4..
so i was asked to go upstairs to the Isetan Kid's Department as promoter for Bossini kids since YK has to be in charge & Tiffany has to be cashier.. (cuz i'm too inexperienced so haven't learn cashier yet & YK of course has to be there to govern the place)
for Isetan, there's a morning staff briefing, and although it mainly concerns Isetan's staffs only, but we still have to attend.
seeing that i'm a newcomer, they decided to bully me. rah. i shall not further explain what happened. maddened, i went back to my counter and gahhhh! the worst thing has to happen right at that moment! plus i'm stranded all alone with no help! and den i had to screw up my FIRST business cuz i didn't know how to find the stock inside the wagon. BAHHH.
ultra bad mood.
i'll NEVER forget this day.

blab!

9546! that's my high score for solitaire & i hit it today!
i managed to sell off 6 packs of "Good Luck Underwear" (as shown below: men's briefs and ladies' undies) and 2 piggy cushion today ((:
hit my highest target so far.. -grins and swells with pride-

FYI: the Underwear costs $16sgd per pack. and if you spend $48+ you're entitled to purchase each pack at a special price of $8.80.
and if you spend $88+, you're entitled to buy a piggy cushion at a special price of $5! (the piggy is SO cute and LOVABLE. teehee. too bad i've got no pictures to show you guys)

oh i feel so good! haha. cuz i'm on the Top Salesperson for today. (nah. kidding. my performance is the best today based on all the above but we dont have such a competition. we all live in a harmonious and happy environment where we all help each other!)
i just love this feeling. it's been a long time since i've ever felt so at ease and comfortable with people. because people show their trueselves to you (at bossini) i mean i dont mind tiffany attitude-ing bernard when it comes to the lipstick matter, and shu ying going all "TMD" and "KNS" and bernard always bullying us, shar always slacking around (and not to mention he's a jinx to our bossini kids department at isetan)
we all live happily there. no dirty back-stabbing. i dont feel uncomfortable with anyone and no one goes around looking down on anyone.
it's such a tremendously different feeling i get when i'm in NY, in 0631, in NYCO. in CO it was better, but as the president, you have to admit it's stressful and everyone's watching you..
but at bossini, it's as though nothing matters. and the days just whisk pass like that!
i'm beginning to like working there. although there are so many things to learn and blah, it's so interesting and the feeling you reciprocate from the people there is just so good. nothing negative.

blah. i dont know what i'm blabbering about already. i just cant get what i feel into words.
it's just DIFFERENT.
it's so comfortable there it's shocking!
i dont feel any tinge of awkwardness or uneasiness. it's weird but yet natural.
rah.


anyway, why's everyone so EMO lately?
is it the back to school blue, i wonder?

home-ridden

-coughs coughs-
fell sick on my third day of work. bahhh.
and the fourth day's my OFF DAY but i'm bed ridden at home.
went to see my doc and i have like, 5 different types of medicines to take?!
paracetamol of course, as i'm slightly feverish.
and then flu medication for my runny nose.
and two other different tablets i suspect is for my asthmatic cough. he said the medicine would cause my hands to tremble, and indeed, they are trembling as i type this post.
(my feet are trembling too! but i wonder if it's due to the medication or is it just purely because i stood & walked too much & overloaded my legs???)
lastly, of course would be cough syrup! (UGH. i HATE cough syrups. although his is a teeny wee bit more tolerable due to the minty taste. i HATE cough syrups. they give me jitters down the spine whenever i drink it. ARGH. i kinda dislike raspberry because it reminds me of cough syrups. ewww.)
i remember throwing tantrums when i was younger, whenever my parents tried to hoax me into drinkin cough syrups. they gave up as i grew older (around 6) and they just mixed it in my milk bottle along with the milk. ( haha. i only stopped drinking milk i.e. baby formula that kinda milk at the age of 10!!!!!!) horrors. i'm a big baby. =P


so, i'm on MC today. my supposedly fifth day of work.
tmr, hopefully, i would be back with zest and vitality! and also my voice and nose back as well. (currently feeling real better already. not as miserable as yesterday where i carry a box of tissue and move around the house with a moping look as i appear as though i'm constantly in tears. and whenever i want to speak, in my very sexy, hoarse voice, i'd have to clear my throat a few times else i'd look as though i'm miming. today, no more sexy hoarse voice but only blocked-nose voice. teehee.)

i'm happy i'm on morning shift tmr!
means 10am-6pm! yay.
afternoon shift (i dislike, but always kena) = 145pm till close shop (which, in the past few days, i left PP around 11pm)
and there's a 12nn-8pm shift. (very rarely do i get this. cuz it's mostly for part-timers)
and another pure part-timer shift that's mornin (open shop) till 2pm.

oh! and my house finally has SCV! -beams-
and i'm currently watching Hanazakarino Kimitachihe (花样少年少女）
darn interesting and funny. starring Ella & Farenheit. but i'm stuck at episode 9, cuz youtube stops there. and currently, Singapore only has dvd for episodes 1-5. ))))):

my mouth tastes bitter from all the medication :(
painted my nails (:
did a mask (:
havent taken my nedication for afternoon :(
bahhh. i'm just pure bored.

"Hi, Welcome to Bossini"

i said, (the above) at least a hundred times ytd.
i folded, (clothes) probably as much as i did in the past 17years and 10months of my life.
rahhh. my feet are numb! from all the standing and walking around.
and my voice is gone!
i did so much talking and promoting yesterday, when i already have a sore throat in the first place.
but at least people at my work place are fun and nice and we can talk so easily and comfortably.
not a single soul that i dislike! (up til now la..haha)
it beats 0631 a thousand times.
although it's my first day of work, it was cool when we all didn't feel awkward talkin to each other.
it was as if i had been workin there already and we just crap and joke and people there were nice.

senior sales assistants: Bernard (my mentor cum buddy)
sales assistants are (according to most experienced to least): YK, Simon, Yati, Shah, Steven and ME!
and Hui Min and Ming Sheng (part timers)
(((((:
i worked with Bernard, Simon, Shah, Steven Yati & Ming Sheng yesterday. YK was on leave but dropped by.
there are more people to get to know too!


it's a super tiring job but the good company compensates it.
especially shah! he was so nice to teach me methods to SMS in the storeroom (cuz there's a camera in there) and how to slack. wahaha.
simon taught me how to do measurements for the customers.
bernard thought me the basic stuffs and showed me around.
and they were all very patient and nice to me (but i'm a quick learner too larh)
could say that first day was good for me and my performance were impressionable as they thought i had retail experience in the past.
shocked to find that this is my first real job >.<
paps and mummy are visiting the store later during my shift! (:

our new lives, our new experiences

i got a job! (:
at Parkway's Bossini, so people dont be shock to see me there! =P
informed all my lovey girlies already! teehee.
yay. i got the job i got the job!
when i went for the interview at Leng Kee Road's SIS building, there was this Ah Kwa there that's super androgynous. he/she looked like he/she just came out from filming "The Iron Ladies 3", except, it's not volleyball he/she's playing but maybe boxing or ermm... racing?
cuz he/she was wearing this black leather jacket and super tight denim jeans plus boots.
and he/she gave me this "kao, young little girl, dont even try! cuz I'M gonna get the job!" look.
now i feel like giving him/her that look mann!
i nearly snorted when he/she came out within a few mins. when he/she went in, i just opened my "the five people you meet in heaven" and i only finished slowly digestin 2-3 pages and he/she came out! HA!
who's the one laughing at the end?! MOI. (i just love it when you go "MUAH" like "muahahaha")

so, tmr i'll be going off for my new job and hopefully i'll pass the 3 days observation period!
and my beloved monk would be off for BMT tmr too. :(((((
we're both going to begin a new chapter of our lives, and gain new experiences.
i never knew i would miss him this much.

i'll miss you! and i'm missing you already!
thank you for running errands for me lately.
thank you for the clutch.
thank you for the webcam.
thank you for the hysnsn dvd.
thank you for (all) the clothes.
thank you for all the presents.
thank you for just being there.
take care my monk (:

super duper ultra extremely exhausted now.
i wonder how i have the strength to blog.
my eyes are tearing and stinging.

sneaked out and went Wild Wild Wet with monk today!
(it was quite stupid cuz during the hols, when we went to Escape, i actually thought the Wet & Wild @ Escape was "Wild Wild Wet".... unbeknown that Wild Wild Wet is actually another amusement park at DTE.)
no pictures to upload but it was very fun there. firstly cuz it wasn't peak period so the traffic flow was minimum! no queues for almost EVERYTHING! and we could recognize everyone there!haha. like everywhere you go you'd meet a familiar face that you've seen somewhere else in the Wild Wild Wet.

well, we first tried the Shiok River:
haha. there's this undercurrent pushing the float.. and we were playing catching! haha. it looks harmless but the undercurrent is super strong kay!

den, we went to the Samsung Slide Up! super fun but it was very shiok. it has the Pirate Ship effect (:Up next is the Waterworks.. there's another that's tunnel like but there's no picture..den we went to Ular-Lah~ with two Ang Mohs.. these two Ang Mohs are siao one larh.

den we went to this Yakult Professor's Playground.
haha. the kids there are SO ADORABLE!!!

Sky Rider! I was freaking scared whenever we made a turn... we cycled SUPER slowly. rah. damn scary.
Wall's Tsunami! very fun! there're waves like sea waves and VERY strong. i drank damn lots of water :(((((Jacuzzi! very shiok. and serene. not many people can find this place =P



rah. super tired le. dinner time!
tata~

merry surprise x'mas gift!

on the dot of x'mas' arrival, i messaged my two beloved brothers "Merry X'mas". a simple message, yet filled with all my love, care and concern! (:
the younger one (younger but still older than me la!) replied that he has a surprise x'mas gift for me!!!
oooh. suspense filled the air.
days went by....
and today, he dropped by! (to have free yummy home cooked meals duh. and use free ink. haha. i make him sound like a free-loader)
and TADA!!! my surprise x'mas gift!
(i wasn't really very surprised cuz it just appeared to me as a very nicely packaged Stefanie Sun's compilation. i didn't even realised it was a gift for me when he handed me the CD! i just thought it was something new he wanted to show me! and as usual, i was treated like a MAID and served him his meal... den he asked me to take a look at the CD, so i did. )

Yay. very nice packaging huh?


den i opened up and i saw this:
oh my holy mother cow. oh my tian. oh my god. (okay, this wasn't my initial reaction, because i couldn't tell that that was Stefanie Sun's signature.. ok. it sounds real dumb but i actually questioned my brother if that was her signature on the CD. like, DUH??? i'm glad he didn't get pissed!)
ah! my name! it has my name on it!!! personalized!!!

and this is a little booklet that has many many many (X1000) pictures of Stefanie Sun. and look! it has a personalized message on it!!! -beams-

i was like, stunned. dont know what to feel. (cuz i'm not a HUGE FAN of hers but I do like her songs and admire her vocal. her songs are all VERY NICE since the very first album.) i wasn't exactly thrilled... maybe you could describe me as dumbstruck. dumbfounded? haha.
all in all, i really really like it alot.
and he said i should cuz she rarely personalizes.
and it's still a mystery how he got it and all... refuses to divulge his little secret. =P
awww.



see? told ya my brothers love me.
and i would never fail to feel all swooned and light-headed whenever they do sweet little things for me.
please tell me i'm a blessed child. (((((:

dilemma.

why is this happening to me?
why why why oh why?
i want to but i cant.
i want to but i wont.

why?
how?
enfant terrible.

infidelity

IOUs

[edit]

Owe ME:
doris - $15? (cant rmb) and my birthday present
rachel - $23.10
NYCO - $84.40
claire - (money for Jia's birthday) and my birthday present
xiuyi - birthday present for 2yrs and counting!
christina - my korean drama!
clarissa - my 2006 birthday present
jiajia - my 2006 birthday present

cf. previous post to have some guilt and panic drilled into you (while i dwell in my own guilt and panic cuz chloe's and xiuyi's birthdays are comin real soon too. before mine!)

I Owe:
- 31st Jan: chloe's birthday present for 3yrs & counting (i'll give monkey a BIG one this year!)
- 2nd Mar: wei xiong (i wonder if his is counted or not cuz although we promised to exchange birthday gifts BUT I HAVENT RECEIVED MINE TOO!)
- christina's 2006 birthday gift
- clarissa's 2006 birthday gift
- claire's 2006 birthday gift
- so i presume i can strike this off? muahaha! joel's 21st birthday gift (i feel guilty bout this. hmm. 21st leh. how can i be late?)
- and of course, daddy & mummy & my two gor gor's birthday gifts. but oh well, as i said, they dont need any gifts cuz i'm the GREATEST AND BESTEST gift that has ever been bestowed in their lives. -twirls and beams thickskinnedly-
so there.

P.S. the rate that my counter is going is alarming. has someone been tampering with it?! e.g. refreshing the page?

voila, 2007!

so, it's my FIRST post of twenty-oh-seven!
hmmm... let's countdown to exactly TWO MONTHS and FIVE DAYS to the grand...
MARCH NINTH!!!
-exhilaration-
phew. but before that, we shall count down to a grand total of only TWENTY-SEVEN DAYS to chloe tan yi ting's M18!!!
oh... NIGUS~
what we gonna do?
what we gonna do?
okie, i shall worry bout that later.
anyway, my monk dearest is back! on the first day of 2007! he touched down at 00:00!!!

bought me my favouritest pocky! (: (left: chocolate & cookies. right: chocolate & almond!)
more pocky!!! (left: winter edition right: anothes limited edition that looks damn nice!)

Dars chocolates (:

Dars 2007 limited edition! monk says it's cheaper to get all the meiji products in Japan.

Earrings! (okay, he was kinda disappointed when i said i didnt like cats. but i guess i'll wear it. cuz dogs are kinda childish. while cats are more... matured..feline...FETISH!) haha.

a cap? haha. i dont know what's the "professional name" for this kinda cap.

and lastly, an amulet from the temple. (he says it's for couples =P )